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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Chapter 4, pgs. 76-87.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Company D's glider take off?
(a) June 7th at 2345 hours.
(b) June 5th at 2245 hours.
(c) June 5th at 2256 hours.
(d) June 6th at 1243 hours.

2. Where was Von Luck assigned in 1942?
(a) Russia.
(b) Italy.
(c) France.
(d) North Africa.

3. What made the training ground Howard and its men trained on special?
(a) It was easy to access with tanks.
(b) It was far from German air scouts.
(c) It was humid like Normandy.
(d) It had two bridges located close together.

4. What language besides French did Georges speak?
(a) Russian.
(b) English.
(c) Spanish.
(d) German.

5. When did Howard receive his orders according to D-Day Minus One Month to D-Day?
(a) May 2, 1944.
(b) June 9, 1944.
(c) December 5, 1942.
(d) June 6, 1943.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Helmet Romer relieve?

2. Where would the 5th Para Brigade drop according to Howard's orders?

3. What did Colonel Hans A. Von Luck command?

4. When did the plan say the paratroopers should arrive at the bridges?

5. What canal did the Pegasus Bridge span?

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